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90_HR0698 LRB9013615KBkb 1 HOUSE RESOLUTION 2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 3 Representatives wish to congratulate Danville District 118 4 special education teacher Janice Mason; Mrs. Mason recently 5 received the award of excellence presented during the 6 Illinois State Board of Education Teacher of the Year 7 banquet; and 8 WHEREAS, Janice Mason taught for one year at Garfield 9 Elementary School, and has taught special education at the 10 high school for 16 years; she was one of 13 finalists for 11 the Teacher of the Year award; and 12 WHEREAS, Janice Mason is a graduate of Central High 13 School in Grand Forks, North Dakota; she received her 14 Bachelor's degree from the University of Illinois, and her 15 Master's and Doctorate from Illinois State University; and 16 WHEREAS, Janice Mason began the peer counseling program 17 at Danville High School; she has taught her students "to take 18 responsibility for themselves and work well with others"; and 19 WHEREAS, Janice Mason was nominated for the award by 20 Danville High School Assistant Principal Diana Kirk; and 21 WHEREAS, Janice Mason is the mother of three daughters, 22 Jennifer, Mandy, and Megan; therefore, be it 23 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 24 NINETIETH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 25 congratulate Janice Mason of Danville District 118 on winning 26 an award of excellence; her fellow faculty members, students, 27 family, and the community can be very proud of her and her 28 many accomplishments; and be it further 29 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 30 presented to Janice Mason, along with our sincere regards.